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Speaker Paul Ryan pledges to work side-by-side with Trump

Nov 15, 2016

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan congratulated President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday morning in a speech from his home state of Wisconsin. The speaker, who has had a rocky relationship with Trump, committed to working with the future president g

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